unpublicized

adjective

un·​pub·​li·​cized ˌən-ˈpə-blə-ˌsīzd How to pronounce unpublicized (audio)
: not brought to the public's attention : not publicized
an unpublicized appearance/event

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Government releases another protective order filed by his wife The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday shared a previously unpublicized request for a protective order filed by the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 May 2025 The series, which aired on FX’s cable channel and streamed on Hulu, spent 10 weeks on Nielsen’s streaming charts last year, amassing 4.27 billion minutes of viewing time over that span (plus an unpublicized amount after falling out of the top 10 original series). Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025 The committee uses an unpublicized strength-of-schedule formula, but according to ESPN’s metric, Iowa State ranks 68th, Arizona State 72nd and Boise State 86th. Justin Williams, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024 The fashion translation might be an AI trained on an artistic director’s work — previous and current collections, and even unpublicized sketches and ideations — opening up new possibilities. Adriana Lee, WWD, 9 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unpublicized

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unpublicized was in 1855

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“Unpublicized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpublicized. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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